Daily Search Forum Recap: June 8, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google added a new help document on third-party tools, services and advice...

Posted on: 8 June 2026 | 9:00 am

Google Search Ranking Volatility This Weekend - Around June 6th

Earlier this month, the Google May 2026 core update was completed on June 2, 2026. But the volatility has not seemed to calm down. I am seeing a lot of chatter spike up from within the SEO community over the weekend. The SEO chatter started Friday, June 5th and continued through the weekend. Meanwhile, most of the third-party Google volatility tracking tools seem somewhat calm.

Posted on: 8 June 2026 | 6:55 am

New Google Document On Third-Party SEO Tools, Services & Advice

Google not only updated its advice on hiring an SEO document, but also created a new one named Google Search's guidance on using third-party SEO tools, services, and advice. This document drills into how to evaluate the advice you get from these sources and some tips to think critically about such SEO advice.

Posted on: 8 June 2026 | 6:51 am

Google Updates Its Hiring An SEO Doc Warning On SEO Tools & AI Optimization

Google has updated its help document titled Do you need an SEO? Google said the changes are to help when "evaluating your SEO's recommendations and tools, along with other minor updates to the page to simplify and modernize the content." But the document also added a section for Optimizing for generative AI and making sure your SEO follows Google's guidelines around that topic.

Posted on: 8 June 2026 | 6:41 am

Google Search Profiles Insights & Analytics

Google launched Search Profiles late last week, a way for creators and publishers to have a place on Google to highlight its content and platforms. And Google seems to be testing a new Insights section for Search profiles, where you can see how searchers are interacting with your Search profiles on Google.

Posted on: 8 June 2026 | 6:31 am

Bing Gives Searchers A Way To Disable AI Copilot Answers

Microsoft Bing announced a new way to disable the Copilot, Microsoft AI, responses from showing up in the Bing search results. There is a new browser extension available for Chrome and Edge that you can install to toggle off showing AI responses, or you can just add -ai to the end of your query.

Posted on: 8 June 2026 | 6:21 am

Google: Google Chrome Won't Set AI Mode The Default Search Experience

Google has confirmed that the search company has no plans on making AI Mode the default search experience within Google Chrome. This comes after Chrome Canary added a new experimental flag that redirected searches from the address bar directly to AI Mode. According to Rajan Patel, a Google VP, that was an error.

Posted on: 8 June 2026 | 6:11 am

Daily Search Forum Recap: June 5, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...

Posted on: 5 June 2026 | 9:00 am

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google May Core Update Done, AI Performance Reports & Controls, Google Ads, ChatGPT Ads, Microsoft Scout & Tools

This week, I recorded from Boston - sorry for the appearance. We covered the Google May 2026 core update rolling out. Google Search Console released to a few new AI performance reports and new AI controls. Bing...

Posted on: 5 June 2026 | 7:01 am

Google Search Profiles: Publisher Profile Pages Officially Live

After tons and tons of testing and tweaking, Google is officially announcing what it calls Search profiles and what I called Discover publisher pages. Google said Search profiles provide "a central place to showcase their latest articles, videos and social posts."

Posted on: 5 June 2026 | 6:51 am

Microsoft Advertising To Update UTM Analytics Auto-Tagging Sep. 2

Microsoft emailed advertisers notifying them that Microsoft Advertising will update UTM auto-tagging beginning on September 2, 2026. Microsoft added that no action is required on your part, as the updated tags will be applied automatically.

Posted on: 5 June 2026 | 6:41 am

Coming Soon: Connecting Google Business Profile To Google Analytics

Google will soon allow you to connect your Google Business Profile with Google Analytics. Google sent out an email to some businesses saying this is coming soon, within the next "few weeks."

Posted on: 5 June 2026 | 6:31 am

Google Passkey & Security Agent Added To Account Security and Safety Doc

With the rise of Google Ads accounts being hijacked, Google has updated its Account security and safety help document with more details on passkeys and the security agent feature. This is in addition to a number of changes Google made recently around ad account security.

Posted on: 5 June 2026 | 6:21 am

Google Dialog: Does This Business Offer Rewards In Exchange For Reviews

About five months ago (I missed it), Google began asking searchers if the business location they are visited offers rewards in exchange for reviews. The prompt that comes up in the app asks, "Does this business offer rewards in exchange for reviews?"

Posted on: 5 June 2026 | 6:11 am

Daily Search Forum Recap: June 4, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...

Posted on: 4 June 2026 | 9:00 am